Jhanzaib Malik, 24, is spending his vacation on Rikers Island on $100,000 bail, Correction Department records show.
The pickup line really bombed.
A Pakistani man from South Africa on his “dream vacation” to the city has been arrested for describing his suitcase as a “bomb” while checking in Tuesday at a Sheraton hotel in Brooklyn, police said.
Now, Jhanzaib Malik, 24, is spending his vacation on Rikers Island on $100,000 bail, Correction Department records show.
Authorities charge in a criminal complaint that Malik pointed to his suitcase and said, “There’s a bomb in there” when he got frustrated with the check-in process.
But his lawyer, Roger Asmar, said he actually only referred to his luggage as “bomb,” slang for cool, to impress the female concierge.
“The FBI checked the whole thing, and cleared him and leaves, and yet he still gets arrested,” Asmar said. “Now, this poor kid is sitting in jail. It’s ridiculous. It’s discrimination against Pakistanis.”
A law enforcement source rejected that claim.
